Battle of Ujjain

Battle of Ujjain
Part of Holkar Scindia War
Date 18 July 1801 Location Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Result Holkars victory
Belligerents
Holkar Clan	Scindia faction of the Maratha Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar	Daulat Rao Sindhia John Hessing
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but very less	3000+ killed in battle
The Holkar's victory was an embarrassing defeat for the Sindhia

The Battle of Ujjain took place on 18 July 1801 near Ujjain between the rival factions of the Maratha empire.

In July 1801, Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar attacked Sindhia's capital Ujjain, and after defeating Sindhia's army led by John Hessing, extorted a large sum from its inhabitants, but did not ravage the town. In this war nearly 3,000 soldiers of Sindhia's army were killed. The Holkar's victory was an embarrassing defeat for the Sindhia.

Citations

Sources

• Naravane, M. S. (2014). Battles of the honourable East India Company : making of the Raj. New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. Corp. ISBN 9788131300343.